2008 Northcentral (John Bakos Memorial) Regional Goalball Tournament.
Kalamazoo, MI.
USA.
March 1- March 2, 2008
2008 Northcentral (John Bakos Memorial) Regional Goalball Tournament.
Kalamazoo, MI.
USA.
March 1- March 2, 2008
Game schedule:
| U.T.C. | Local Time. | Pool. | Team A. | Team B. | Score. | Score. | ||
| 13:30 | 08:30 | Pool A men | PABA (BSO) Venom | - | Kentucky | - | ||
| 13:30 | 08:30 | Pool B women | WMU Broncos | - | GLASA Storm | 2 |
- | 1 |
| 14:05 | 09:05 | Pool A women | Kalamazoo Chaos | - | New Jersey | 0 |
- | 0 |
| 14:10 | 09:10 | Pool B men | Ontario All Blacks | - | GLASA Storm | - | ||
| 14:45 | 09:45 | Pool A men | WMU Wrecking Crew (BLACK) | - | Illinois Panthers | - | ||
| 14:45 | 09:45 | Pool A women | Colorado | - | Illinois Panthers | 2 |
- | 3 |
| 15:20 | 10:20 | Pool B men | NE Florida | - | WMU Wrecking Crew (RED) | - | ||
| 15:25 | 10:25 | Pool B women | WMU Broncos | - | Kentucky Thoroughbreds | 7 |
- | 3 |
| 15:55 | 10:55 | Pool A men | PABA (BSO) Venom | - | Illinois Panthers | - | ||
| 16:00 | 11:00 | Pool A women | Kalamazoo Chaos | - | Colorado | 0 |
- | 0 |
| 16:35 | 11:35 | Pool B women | GLASA Storm | - | Kentucky | 10 |
- | 5 |
| 16:40 | 11:40 | Pool B men | Ontario All Blacks | - | WMU Wrecking Crew (RED) | - | ||
| 17:10 | 12:10 | Pool A women | New Jersey | - | Illinois Panthers | 1 |
- | 0 |
| 17:15 | 12:15 | Pool A men | WMU Wrecking Crew (BLACK) | - | Kentucky | - | ||
| 17:40 | 12:40 | Pool B men | NE Florida | - | GLASA Storm | 10 |
- | 1 |
| 18:00 | 13:00 | Pool B women | WMU Broncos | - | Kentucky | 2 |
- | 11 |
| 18:15 | 13:15 | Pool A men | PABA (BSO) Venom | - | WMU Wrecking Crew (BLACK) | 7 |
- | 5 |
| 19:30 | 14:30 | Pool B men | Ontario All Blacks | - | NE Florida | 2 |
- | 5 |
| 19:30 | 14:30 | Pool A women | Kalamazoo Chaos | - | Illinois Panthers | - | ||
| 20:10 | 15:10 | Pool B women | WMU Broncos | - | GLASA Storm | - | ||
| 20:30 | 15:30 | Pool B men | WMU Wrecking Crew (RED) | - | GLASA Storm | 4 |
- | 6 |
| 20:45 | 15:45 | Pool A women | Colorado | - | New Jersey | 3 |
- | 2 |
| 21:25 | 16:25 | Pool B women | GLASA Storm |
- | Kentucky. | 1 |
- | 1 |
| 22:00 | 17:00 | Women Quarters | Illinois Panthers | GLASA Storm | 7 |
- | 1 |
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| Ontario All Blacks | WMU Wrecking Crew (BLACK) | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
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Original announcement:
We are delighted to announce that the Audio Network will begin this year’s “road to Beijing 2008” with their first live broadcast of the season this weekend March 1 - March 2, 2008, the 24th Annual USABA Midwest Regional Goalball Tournament, coming from the WMU Student Resource Center in Kalamazoo Michigan.
The tournament, known also as the John Bakos Memorial Tournament, features fifteen of the finest men’s and women’s goalball teams in the USA, playing not only for championship glory, but for qualification for the US National Tournament in Utah later this year, and of course, hoping to catch the selector’s eye for the US national teams bound for the Paralympics in Beijing in September.
We will be bringing you live action from start to finish, courtesy (as usual) of our friends at the www.accessibleworld.org.
The broadcast will be online live from 14:00 h UTC/ GMT (which is in USA time 9am EST 6am Pacific) on Saturday March 1st, with the whole day’s round robin action, and then they will be back on Sunday from around about the same time, right through to the crowning of the champions in the early afternoon.
The actual schedule has yet to be finalized at the time of writing, but you can keep in touch, and find out how to listen live by going to the following address http://sports.pressakey.net/k2008. But we from goalballnetwork will also make a link for you as soon the pressakey page is active.
You will be able to listen to the entire event, live, and free of course, by pressing number 1 from this page, or clicking on the visual link below the audio player. This will take you to the accessible world auditorium.
Whilst in the auditorium, during the event, you will hear the commentary, and also be able to text chat with others listening in.
When you enter the room, it asks for your name and a password – you do not have to put a password in, just add your name and leave the password blank.
If you have not used the auditorium before, you must first download a small plugin on your computer. This is available on the page when you press number 1 on your keyboard. It is a small, unobtrusive little program that makes the whole thing work. You only have to go through this operation once. If you have any problems, send an e-mail to us by pressing number 2 on your keyboard.
The team lineups have been announced, and also this page, during the event, will include a full schedule of games, including results and reports on the games, keeping you right up to date with all that is happening.
women’s teams competing:
Colorado,
GLASA Storm,
Illinois Panthers,
Kalamazoo Chaos,
Kentucky,
New Jersey,
WMU Broncos.
men’s teams competing:
GLASA Tsunami,
Illinois Riptide,
Kentucky Thoroughbreds,
NE Florida,
Ontario All Blacks,
PABA (BSO) Venom,
WMU Wrecking Crew (BLACK),
WMU Wrecking Crew (RED).
Your reporter during this live event will be Mr. Bill Teale. We already know him from The Lakeshore International Goalball Classic (July 2007) and from the Good Luck Games, Beijing (September 2007).
Please pass this on to as many people as possible!
See you in Kalamazoo!
